(2 of ) Danny Cox flexes his muscles. Courtesy of Emily Cox

(3 of ) Danny Cox as a Little Leaguer. Courtesy of Emily Cox

(4 of ) A smiling Danny stands next to a car parked at Petaluma High. Courtesy of Emily Cox

(5 of ) Danny flashed a sign while on a river rafting trip. Courtesy of Emily Cox

(6 of ) Danny Cox participated in a track meet for Petaluma High in 2008. He was a long jumper. Courtesy of Emily Cox

(7 of ) Maureen McGowan, center, the mother of Danny Cox, talks with his father, Chris Cox, and family friend, Kelli Maciel, as they mourn his loss at her home on Monday, Aug. 8, 2011, in Petaluma. Cox died in a car crash on Highway 101 in Novato on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. Beth Schlanker/The Press Democr

(8 of ) Emily Cox and her boyfriend, Bo Turek, mourn the loss of her brother Danny Cox, 19, at her mother's home on Monday, Aug. 8, 2011, in Petaluma. Cox died in a car crash on Highway 101 in Novato on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. Beth Schlanker/The Press Democr

(9 of ) Maureen McGowan and Chris Cox look at a photo from their son Danny's recent trip to Panama, as his brother Jack McGowan plays outside of Danny's apartment in the McGowan's backyard on Monday, Aug. 8, 2011, in Petaluma. Cox died in a car crash on Highway 101 in Novato on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. Beth Schlanker/The Press Democr

(10 of ) Maureen McGowan, right, and Chris Cox mourn the loss of their son, Danny Cox, 19, at the McGowan home on Monday, Aug. 8, 2011, in Petaluma. Cox died in a car crash on Highway 101 in Novato on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. Beth Schlanker/The Press Democr

(11 of ) Photos of Danny Cox, 19, arranged by his sister Emily, sit on a shelf in his room on Monday, Aug. 8, 2011, in Petaluma. Cox died in a car crash on Highway 101 in Novato on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. Beth Schlanker/ The Press Democ

(12 of ) Danny Cox was a long jumper on the Petaluma High School track team. Courtney Tuck/Facebook

(13 of ) Danny Cox, wearing light gray sweatshirt, attended the fund-raiser for him in Sebastopol in 2010. Cox died in a car crash off Highway 101 near Novato on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. Joan Bunn/For the Argus-Courier

(14 of ) Danny Cox, flanked by his mother, Maureen, and his sister, Emily, listen to a speaker at a 2010 fund-raiser in Sebastopol. Cox died in a car crash off Highway 101 near Novato on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. Joan Bunn/For the Argus-Courier

(15 of ) Maureen McGowan, Danny Cox's mother, sits next to him at a 2010 fund-raiser in Sebastopol. Cox died in a car crash off Highway 101 near Novato on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. Joan Bunn/For the Argus-Courier

(16 of ) A framed painting of firefighters, autographed by friends, family and supporters, was presented to Danny Cox at a 2010 fund-raiser. The 2010 Petaluma High graduate had planned to train to become a firefighter before his accident. Cox died in a car crash off Highway 101 near Novato on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. Joan Bunn/For the Argus-Courier

(17 of ) Last year, T-shirts with Danny Cox's likeness were being given by Stinger Sports in Petaluma to the first 50 people who donated $100 or more to the Danny Cox Rehabilitation Fund.

(18 of ) Danny Cox met comedian Tommy Smothers at the Carousel Fund Casino Night benefit at the Petaluma Veterans Memorial Building in October 2010. Jim Johnson/For the Argus-Couri

(19 of ) At the start of the 23rd annual Carousel Fund Casino Night in October 2010, a video was shown of people who the fund has helped including a piece with Danny Cox, the Petaluma teen who was paralyzed after diving into Lake Tahoe. Cox died in a car crash off Highway 101 near Novato on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. Crista Jeremiason/The Press Dem

(20 of ) Danny Cox, the Petaluma teen who was paralyzed after diving into Lake Tahoe, listens to a proclamation being read by Mayor Pamela Torliatt during the 23rd annual Carousel Fund Casino Night held at the Petaluma Veterans Memorial Building in October 2010. Cox died in a car crash off Highway 101 near Novato on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. Crista Jeremiason/The Press Dem

(21 of ) Danny Cox, the Petaluma teen who was paralyzed after diving into Lake Tahoe, listens to a proclamation being read by Mayor Pamela Torliatt during the 23rd annual Carousel Fund Casino Night held at the Petaluma Veterans Memorial in October 2010. Cox died in a car crash off Highway 101 near Novato on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. Crista Jeremiason/The Press Dem

(22 of ) Danny Cox, the Petaluma teen who was paralyzed after diving into Lake Tahoe, gets a welcome back during the 23rd annual Carousel Fund Casino Night as Arnie Cohen, welcomed him to the stage. The event was held at the Petaluma Veteran's Memorial, Oct. 2, 2010. Cox died in a car crash off Highway 101 near Novato on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. Crista Jeremiason/The Press Dem

(26 of ) Two weeks after his diving accident on Aug. 10, 2010, Danny Cox was moved to the Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Facility in Vallejo. Image from a YouTube video

(27 of ) Danny Cox and his younger brother, Charlie McGowan, played a game on Danny's phone outside his granny unit in February 2011. The unit had been adapted to meet his needs. Terry Hankins/Argus-Courier sta

(28 of ) Danny Cox smiles from his hospital bed in Reno, Nev. The 18-year-old Petaluma High graduate was paralyzed in a diving accident at Lake Tahoe on Aug. 10, 2010. Courtesy of Mark McGowan

(29 of ) Danny Cox's little brother, Charlie, visits him for the first time in the hospital in Reno, Nev. in this image taken from a YouTube video

(30 of ) Danny Cox was treated in the intensive care unit at Renown Hospital in Reno after his Lake Tahoe diving accident in 2010. Courtesy of Mark McGowan

(31 of ) Danny Cox. Danny Cox/Faceboook

(32 of ) Danny Cox. Danny Cox/Faceboook

(33 of ) Danny Cox. Danny Cox/Faceboook

Investigation of teen's death continues

| August 10, 2011

The CHP continued Tuesday to investigate the fatal crash Sunday that killed Danny Cox, 19, of Petaluma.

Cox, who was disabled, was driving his handicap-adapted Dodge Magnum wagon about 5:45 p.m. Sunday on Highway 101 near Olompali State Park when the car ran off the road and into a tree.